TY - BOOK AU - Mouer,Ross E. AU - Kawanishi,Hirosuke ED - Cambridge University Press. TI - A sociology of work in Japan T2 - Contemporary Japanese society SN - 0521651204 AV - HD70.J3 M68 2005 PY - 2005///] CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Industrial management KW - Japan KW - Work KW - Social conditions KW - 1945- KW - Economic conditions KW - 1989- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A context for studying work; -- The Japanese at work; -- Toward a sociology of work in postwar Japan; -- Competing models for understanding work in Japan; -- The commitment to being at work; -- Hours of work, labor-force participation and the work ethic; -- Processing labor through Japan's labor markets; -- Change and challenge in the labor market; -- Segmentation of the labor market; -- The broader social policy context for understanding choice at work in Japan; -- From labor policy to social policy: a framework for understanding labor process in Japan at the national level; -- Social security and safety nets; -- The power relations shaping the organization of work in Japan; -- The state of the union movement in Japan; -- Management organizations and the interests of employers; -- The future; -- The future of work in Japan ER -